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  1. matwt73

    Ladder predictions for 2016

    maybe not 'media alert' worthy but the AFL site has the ladder predictor up. I having us winning 8, finishing 14th. NB- In my world Collingwood miss the finals so that would suggest Buckley is gone.
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    Australian Football Hall of Fame

    Last night Aker was inducted into the AFL hall of fame.* Entirely appropriate, he may not be the most likeable fellow in the game but his playing record speaks for itself. Inducted alongside him was Peter Bell. I rate Bell. A great servant of North and Freo, but an AFL HOFer, i'm not so...
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    Analysis Using Space- Football Theory

    The latest in my dry, verbose and complicated attempts to make sense of what we are doing. Australian Football is a game about space, a lot of space. Fundamentally the game involves moving the ball through that space, in the most efficient way possible in order to generate scoring...
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    Analysis I know football

    The cliche's surrounding football are myriad, and they never get more of an airing than when a team is doing poorly. It is often said that foortball is a simple game, it is. But it is also (in the AFL) a much mroe complex game than most people on this forum have played. Whether at Junior...
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    Is James Bond one person?

    This may seem like an odd question but I'd be interested to know how people actually view this. Given some of the comments i have seen reported in respect of Idris Elba being in the running for the next Bond, I'd be interested to know how people view the character. From my personal point of...
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    Voss to Join the Power

    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-14/voss-joins-port-adelaide Good luck to Vossy. edit- I see that this is in the non-Lions thread, Mods to delete or move as considered appropriate.
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    Review 2014- Three things I learned

    Ala Game Day, what are the three things you Learned from Season 2014? 1- We still don't know if we have the pieces of a functional forward line. For the last three years we have wondered what we are going to do when Brown retires, he has retired and as promising as some of the Close and...
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    Football Theory

    A thread for the promulgation of all of our half baked and self absorbed theories about football. Long Rambling Essays, to be encouraged. Don’t talk to me about Midfielders It’s a midfielders game apparently, we talk of midfielders, inside and outside midfielders, rotating through the...
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    Who is your Favourite Underrated Ex Brisbane/ Fitzroy Player?

    Getting nostalgic during the off-season. Need something footy related to reminisce about. We are a club that has had some significant success and some outright champions and lots of reasons for players to be our favourite. But who is your favourite underrated player, why are they your favourite...
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    Three things I learned- 2013

    In the spirit of Sunday Gameday, here are my three things learnt from the 2013 season. 1- Rocky is a midfielder. He is a big bodied, strong mid in the style of one M Voss, so he can rest forward and score goals, but Brisbane need him in the engine room as much as possible. 2- some players take...
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    Godlion's Law

    Um, guys is it just me or have we managed through the jersey issue to generate our own Bris lions version of Godwin's law, wherein any forum thread will eventually and without exception lead to some poster Turning it into a PP v prem issue.
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    Why I Love the PaddlePop

    This will likely turn into a debate thread, and we probably don't need another of those, but I felt it necessary to set out why my feelings about the PP jumper have evolved over the last 12 to 18 months, to the point where I love it as a symbol of our club. I loved the Fitzroy Lion. It carried...
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    Back at the Gabba

    Whilst the result was dissapointing it was great to be back at the football. I do love the Gabba as a footy avenue. A few things stood out. 1- lots of families. Loved it. This is a double edged sword for me, whilst i do not use bad language i am a loud barracker and fairly aggressive in Tone...
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    Trust us?

    I am a fan of the current lions administration and the recruiting team and football department. I think the organisation has a strategic vision, that flows into long term goals that inform their short and medium term plans. I think they have good, competent people throughout the organisation...
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    The Hierarchy of Hate

    If I'm not at a game. I have trouble watching the Lions on Tv. Too much angst and stress and no way to let it out. I find watching a game in which I am 'neutral' less taxing. But of course, one is never 'neutral'. Even when not hugely concerned by the outcome one, (or I in any event) soon...
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    The other B and F awards

    So we have a rhread for the Merret/ Murray what do people think of the other gongs up for grabs. I'm thinking: Best first year - Zorko Most professional- Black Most courageous- Huddo Players player- Patfull Members player- Rich
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    Retirees?

    At the start of the year we had three senior players who we might have thought were at or approaching their last year. How do we think they are going, for mine- Hudson- Ben has already retired once so I don't expect him back next year but I'd be ok if he was. He has been immense this year. With...

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